The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-15
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WAsHIsGroS, ID. c.. Dec. 9. 1857.
EDITOR HERALD:
Promptly atno,n OF Monday. Clerk Of the
House Clark. rappad the House 10 order and 6
then proceeded W Tn the roll call. to which.
SIS members answered. Nominations for
Speaker being next in order. James g. Car
Isle of Kentucky, was nominated by Sunset
Cox OF New York, and Thomas B. Reed of
Maine. by Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, on behalf
of the Republicans The vote cast was 1853 for
Carlisle; l48 for Reed, aud two for Brun, the
labor nominee. Mr.. Carlyle was then de-
clared elected ara Was escorted to the chair
by Mr.. Cox of New YORK and Mr. Reed of
Maine. Mr.. Kelly of Pennsylvania, being
the Oldest member In service administered
the oath OF Office, when Mr.. Carlisle addressed
the House, and, after thanking the members
for the election. proceeded TO impress upon
them the necessity for revision of the rev.
enue laws and a reduction OF taxation. The
election of officers was then proceeded with
and resulted in the reelection. of Jno. B.
Clark OF Missouri, as Clerk and b. Leedom
OF Ohio, as Sergeant at Arms; and the cleo
ton OF A. B. Hurt of Mississippi, as Door
keeper, in place of Mr.. Donelson; Lycurgus
Dalton. Postmaster; and the blind preacher,
w. III. M1burn, Chaplin. The next business
was the assignment of members to seats,
and the drawing began by q blindfolded
Page drawing slips ofpaper. having numbers
thereon, from q hat, as the names OF the
members were called in alphabetical order.
Very few of the members reelected got back
| their old seats, and many of the best seats
went TO new members. The only thing that
caused any excitement was the singing OF
| the long meter doxology by member OF the
| salvation Army, who arose in the gallery.
and after calling aloud TO the members to
Join in with him, proceeded to sing 1t him.
self, and finished 1t before being arrested uu
der orders from the Clerk of the House,, II
| was Immediately after roll call and before
the election of Speaker. The members wer.
i at first dumfounded, but In a moment they
appreciated the Situation and made the hall
ring with peals oflaughter. After the allot-
ment of seats the House adjourned.
The Senate was called TO order by Presi
dent pro tsmPore, Ingalls,, and after prayer b.
the Chaplin, the following newly electe,
Senators We're sworn in: Samuel Pasco
Florida; democrat. Rufus Bioddgett, Ney
Jersey; democrat. VIM. NJ. Rate, Tennessee
democrat, VIM. Chandler, New Hamp
shire; republican, Jno. W. Daniel, Virginia
democrat. David Turpie. Indiana; democrat
N. s. Quay, Pennsylvania; republican, Franz
! Hiscock. New York, republican andJ. H. Re
+ gan, Texas; democrat. Mr.. Hoar objected t
, swearing in Chas. j. Faulkner, newly electe
Senator from West Virginia, but 1t Is under
stood that his case will be Immediately re
ported by the COMMITTEES on Elections, an
that he will be sworn in within a few day.
The Senate then adjourned.
4 / I'm TuaSdau moi hing was done aycapt 4
[ have read the Presidents message, aft
: Thursday. In III Senate nothing was don
except 10 receive the nominations of L. @.
: Lamar to be Associate Justice of the U.
= Supreme Court; VIM. f. Villas TO be Secretar
| of the Interior, and Don. NJ. Dickinson /,
Michigan, to be Postmaster General, and
: hear read the Presidents message. afts
which the Senate adjourned.
!, The Democrats with very few exception
!! ! are delighted with the message, which Is d
voted exclusively to the question of tart
e reform. so as to render action thereon inpe
:. alive, while Tie Republicans say it will
a the key note 10 the next campaign and Il
= death ofthe Democratic party.
Speaker Carlisle says that he expects TO a
!, nounce the committees before the Christm,
X holidays.
It The U, s. Supreme Cont on Monday in Il
= Virginia habeas corpus cases ordered the /
- lease of Attorney General Ayers, and Cor
monwealth's Attorneys Scott and McCabe
that state, the Supreme Court holding tn
the suit in which Judge Bond made Il
e order imprisoning the officials was in realI
l. a suit against the state. and forbidden ny q
eleventh amendment to the Federal Consi
tuion; that the u. s. Circuit Court had
5 authority TO entertain the suit, and tn
,e Judge Bond was acting without Constft
tional authority in making his order. It
practical effect of the decision Is to decla
that the State. as a political sovereignt
cannot be sued or coerced In the Fede
le Courts.